거울

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 거우〮루 (Yale: kè(G)wúlwù). The ancestral pre-Middle Korean form may have had a leniting velar in the second syllable.

Pronunciation

거울 (geoul)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹uɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [거울]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geoul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geoul
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏul
Yale Romanization?	kewul

Noun

거울 • (geoul)

1. mirror (a reflecting surface)

   거울이 공을 맞고 깨졌다.

   geour-i gong-eul matgo kkaejeotda.

   The mirror shattered after being hit by the ball.

   거울에 비친 내 얼굴을 본다.

   geour-e bichin nae eolgur-eul bonda.

   I look at my face reflected in the mirror.

2. (figurative) model for others

   남을 위한 거울이 되거라.

   nam-eul wihan geour-i doegeora.

   Be a model for other people.